Samir Jisr, Former Minister of
Education and Higher Studies

Place and Date of Birth: Born in Tripoli, Lebanon, in 1944.
Sect: Sunnite.
Marital status: Married to Salam Abdellatif Kabbara with 3 sons, Samir, Ghassan and Rami.
Education: Bachelor of Laws from Beirut Arab University (1969).
Professional Career: Lawyer sinec 1969. Practised law at the Appeals Court since 1972. Elected in 1991 member of the Tripoli Bar Association. Elected in 1994 Chairman of the Tripoli Bar Association. Member of the Laws Amendment Committee, member of the committe entrusted with the task of amending Lebanon's rental law. Member of Lebanese Arbitration Council.
Political Career: Minister of Justice in Hariri's fourth cabinet (October 26, 2000 - April 15, 2003). Minister of Education and Higher Studies in Hariri's fifth cabinet (April 17, 2003 - October 26, 2004).
Contact Information: Private Phone: 01-425670, 01-422956. Official Address: Ministry of Education and Higher Studies, Unesco Palace, Beirut, Lebanon, Tel 01-790529, 01-790537, 01-790539, 01-790546.